Therefore, you use the Internet on your computer through a browser, which accesses the Web (World Wide Web), which contains all the information you need. Social networks, online stores and streaming services like YouTube can be found on the World Wide Web.
Nothing happens to connect to public WiFi
Ok, this is something most internet users already know, but there are still people who are so addicted to their cell phones that they connect to every Wi-Fi network within reach so as not to consume their data rate. In many cases nothing will happen, but it must be taken into account that public WiFi networks can often have what is called a “honeypot”, and they are precisely looking for inexperienced users to connect to access their data.
On the other hand, keep in mind that a public WiFi is public because anyone can access it, and therefore you will most likely share the connection with many other users who, being part of the same network, will have access to your device. Be careful with that.
Closed door blocks wireless signal
When you are in an enclosed space, like at home, you can get very frustrated if the WiFi connection is not working for you. The quality of the connection depends on many factors, among which the distance between the transmitter (the router) and the receiver (your laptop or your smartphone, for example), and there are certainly factors such as the presence of equipment electromagnetic fields, walls (especially if they are tiled as ceramic acts as a natural deflector) or the presence of metals that can reduce the WiFi signal.
However, and with this we come to the crux of the matter, many people think that by closing the door to the room they will also lose strength in the WiFi signal. This is a common myth that many people still believe and in most cases is not true…it is not that the WiFi signal will search for a clear path between the transmitter and the receiver , making curves like it’s a Google guiding you with GPS… no, it goes in a straight line, going through walls and everything in between, so the signal won’t “creep” not through the door nor will it be “blocked” if you have it closed.
Artificial intelligence is already smarter than humans
With the rise of Artificial Intelligence services such as ChatGPT, it is a concept that is on everyone’s lips today, even if it is true that the concept of Artificial Intelligence has been with us for decades. In any case, such are the performances of the AI tools they are creating lately, that many already think that Artificial Intelligence is already smarter than a human being.
In reality, this is not the case: an Artificial Intelligence is always a database, which indeed has a lot of data to access, and through the machine learning It is to learn the paths he must take, that is, the data he must collect according to what is requested. However, you can “teach” an AI the wrong things and it will take it for granted, since in reality there is no “intelligence” as such behind it… In other words, AIs do not have the ability to think or deduce for themselves, at least for now, and are therefore no smarter than human beings.
The computer produces harmful radiation
Surely you have heard or read many times that cell phone radiation is harmful to your health, that even sleeping with your cell phone on the bedside table can affect your sleep or that carrying it in your pants pocket can make you sterile. The same goes for WiFi devices, and some even say the same of a computer, even though it isn’t wireless as such.
Well, in this regard, you should know that everything is wrong, at least as far as anyone knows. The FDA (American Food and Drug Association) has already stated that there is no relationship between the wireless waves that a mobile device, PC or laptop can produce with any type of health problem.
Apple products cannot have viruses
Lots of Apple users brag that their products always work well and they can’t be affected by computer viruses… well, it’s not: they can get infected like a Windows PC (the only difference is that their operating system is UNIX-based), it turns out that since the population using these devices is marginal compared to Windows, hackers generally don’t care much about developing new viruses.
In other words: this tech myth is completely wrong, and Apple computers and other devices can be infected with viruses just like everyone else. By the way, pay special attention to those who think this, because there are other types of attacks that can be suffered that are independent of the device, such as Phishing by email.
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